Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-03-02
THE OIIJVERING EARTU.

On Wednesday morning last 9 severe
earthquake occurred in Southern Europe,
by which the loss of life and destruction of
property were terrible. The most startling
news comes from the Genoese Riviera.
Over fifteen hundred people were killed in
that district At the village of Bajardo,
situated at the top of hill, a number of
inhabitants took refuge in church when
the shocks were first felt. The subsequent
and greater shocks demolished the church,
and three hundred of the people who were
in it were killed. The destruction of prop
erty in the section of Italy visited by the
earthquakes was immense and widespread.
The total number of deaths reported up to
the present time is about two thousand.
Shocks were felt at Parma, Turin and Coro-
neza. Undulations of the earth were no.
ticed at Catania, in Sicily, at the foot of
Mount 1Etna.
A London dispatch of Thursday says:
Further news concerning the earthquakes
in Southrn Europe yesterday state that,
although there have been no further shocks
at Nice the panic has not subsidized. Fugi-
tives are fleeing in every direction. People
are afraid to re-enter their houses and no.
tells, and last. evening the heights back of
the city were crowded with refugees. Two
thousand English, American and Russian
visitors were camped out during the night
on elevated ground. Six thousand persons
have left the city and started for Paris. A
son of Mr.. Albert n. Hathaway, American
consul at Nice, was seriously injured.
There have been no further disturbances at
Monte Carlo. The place is filled with thou
sands of refugees from Cannes, Nice, Men
ton and San Relo. 1t is difficult to find
shelter for the great number of people COM
PEELED to camp out. A more confident feel
ing prevails to-day. Gaming has been sus-
pended and the band is playing on the
terrace for the purpose of restoring conf
dence to the frightened people.
Another shock was felt at Mention on
Thursday. 1t was so severe that the hous-
es were shaken. No one was injured. Adj
ditional details concerning damage done by
Yesterdays shock show that in some cases
Villages built on mountain sides were top
pied into valleys. Three railway trains
were despatched with food for the sufferers.
A number Of soldiers were also sent to assist
them.
On Thursday there was renewal Of the
earthquake shocks in the southern section
of France, and terror yet prevails. Nice,
Cannes and Mention are half deserted. AL
though the earthquake was much less seri-
Gus in France than in Italy, the panic here
has been excessive. The people are de-
pressed by the carnival designations, and
their imaginations have painted the event
in the darkest colors. EXorbitant rates are
charged forall conveyances. There isa crush
of visitors who desire to leave, fearing the
renewal of the shocks. Tonight nobody
dares to sleep in the houses. Wagons, car
riages, ships cabins and all other available
conveniences have been seized at high prices,
the owners camping out. The streets are
filled with people carrying bedding. Nisi-
tors have deserted the hotels and are sit
ting in long rows of chairs in the streets.
There are rumors of enormous damage in
the mountains caused by avalanches set in
motion by the shocks. Horses became rest
less and refused to move hours before the
event. Sorgue's River, fed by Petrarch's
Fountain, suddenly overfoWed, but soon
subsidized.
Two slight shocks were felt at Nice and
Cannes on Thursday, but no injury was
caused by either. The disturbances killed
two persons and injured twenty-three at
Nice; killed four and injured two at Bar i;
killed two and injured twelve at Bollene.
At Chauteau Neuf many were injured. At
Savona two houses fell, killing nine per-
sons and injuring fifteen. The whole pop
ulation of Savona are bivouacked about
town. Fifty persons were injured at Men
ton and one was killed.
Oscillations of the earth from north to
south were felt throughout Switzerland
quite severely. No loss of life is reported,
but much damage was done to property.
| Later reports from Rome give the fol-